Eyeglass case



Dec. 26, 1939. s. E. BoucHARb EYE-GLASS CASE Filed Feb. '24, 1938 SAMUEL E BOUCHARD 1 BY I ATTORNEYS Patented 1939' h 2,184,408 f UNITED STATES Y EYEGLASS CASE Samuel E. Bouchard, Rochester, N. Y., assignor to Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, Rochester, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application February 24, 1938, Serial No. 192,264

4 Claims. (01. 206-6) The present invention relates to eyeglass cases such width that, when the case is closed, both the and more particularly to eyeglass cases having base H and cover 12 engage its edge. The stripbracing means to position the eyeglasses and I1 thus serves a dual function in that itpositions strengthen the case against crushing. the eyeglasses against endwise movement in the One'of the objects of the present invention is case and at, the same time serves to reinforce to provide an improved eyeglass case which is both the base H and cover I2 against crushing.

rigid, strong and durable and which adequately This reinforcement not only protects the eyeprotects the eyeglasses. Another object is to proglasses but permits the safe use of thinner and vide an eyeglass case having a projection for polighter material in the constructionof the case.

sitioning the eyeglasses and at the sametime From the foregoing,it will be-apparent that I bracing the case against crushing. A further am able to attain the objects of my invention and object is to provide such a case which is simple provide a newand improved spectacle case which.

in construction and convenient in operation' is simple and efficient in construction, operation,

These and other objects and-advantages reside yet strongand durable in use. Various modifica- 15 in certain novel features of construction, artions can, of course, be made without departing rangement and combination of parts as will herefrom the spir t O y invention or the sc pe of inafter be more fully set forth and pointed out the appended claims. in the appended claims. I claim:

Referring to the drawing: 1. An eyeglass case comprising two cover memi Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an eyeglass case bers hingedly secured together along one edge, 20

embodying the present invention. spring means urging said members into open posi- Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof. tion, a bracket secured to one of said members, a Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail view showing the detent portion on said bracket adjacent the edge latch structure. removed from the hinged edge, a latch on the A preferred embodiment of the present invenother of said members for selective engagement 25" tion is illustrated in the drawingwherein Ill deswith said detent portion, an upstanding portion ignates, generally, an eyeglass case comprising a on said bracket, and a fiat strip of bendable ma.-

base Hand a cover 12 hinged together along one terial securedto the upstanding portion of said edge as indicated at I3. A spring l4 adjacent bracket perpendicular to said. one of said memthe hinge I3 urges the cover 12 and. base H int'o bers, the other of said members engaging the open position. v edge of said strip when in closed position and be-- A bracket I5 formed of a flat metal strip is ing supported.- thereby. suitably secured at the front of the base I! by 2. An eyeglass case comprising two similar:

welding or soldering, for example, and is provided members hingedly secured together along one at its rear end with an upstanding open loop poredge, spring means tending to move said mem- 35 tion [6. A flat metallic strip I1 is secured in the bers into open position, a metal strip secured to 100p 6 s t t is substantially p p di a one of said membersand terminating in a detent, to the base H. As shown in Fig. 1, the flat strip at the edge removed from the hinged edge, a I1 is coveredwith suitable material such as plush, movable latch on the other member for selective 40 velvet or the like, and is bent toform a position engagement with said detent, and a positioning 4ov ing rest for the bridge or nose pads of the specelement secured to said metal strip for engaging tacles l8- The'tWO e 0f the Strip 8 freely a pair of eyeglasses between the lenses to position bendable so that eyeglasses having bridges or the eyeglasses in the case, said positioning elenose pads of difierent Width will fit snugly against ment engaging the said'other member and acting the strip l1. as a support therefor when said members are in The front end of the bracket I5 is bent adjaclosed position. cent the front edge of the base I I to form a detent 3. An eyeglass case comprising two substan- IS. A latch 20' is resiliently secured to the cover tially coextensive, concavo-convex cover rnem- I2, as for example by resilient strips 2 i, and a .rebers hingedly secured together alongone edge lease 22 extends through a slot 23 in the cover with their concave surfaces facing each other, a 0

I2 so that it is readily accessible as indicated in bracket secured on the concave surface of one I Fig. 2. The inside of both the base H and cover of said members and projectingupwardly there- I2 are lined with a suitable material 24, such as from toward the other member, a sheet of stiff, 9 plush, velvet or the like. bendable material secured at substantially its f As shown in Fig. 2, the bendable strip l'lis of middle to said bracket so that one edge rests on 55 the concave surface of said one of said members, the free ends of said sheet being bent toward each other to form a stop for engagement by the nose pads of a pair of eyeglasses, said other member when in closed position resting on the other edge of said sheet and being supported thereby.

4. An eyeglass case comprising two cover members hingedly secured together along one edge, a bracket secured to one of said members and hav- 10 ing an upwardly projecting portion, and a sheet 

